Tag: contractual construction

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23 November 2020

US Sanctions and the right of borrowers to withhold repayment: Commercial Court signals return to orthodoxy

04 November 2020

Commercial Court considers impact of force majeure clause on repayment obligation in sale of goods contract

In a decision earlier this year, the Commercial Court considered the impact of a force majeure clause on a repayment obligation in a contract for the …

29 September 2020

Commercial Court grants declaratory relief to bank relating to its rights under the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement

25 September 2020

Court of Appeal upholds High Court’s decision on the preferred contractual construction of a term in an exclusion clause

The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s decision on a claim involving the legal meaning of ‘goodwill’ and the contractual construction of an …

23 September 2020

High Court refuses to strike out Quincecare duty claim against a PSP where its customer was hijacked by fraudsters

21 September 2020

High Court considers Quincecare and dishonest assistance claims against bank in context of Ponzi scheme

15 September 2020

Judgment handed down in FCA’s COVID-19 business interruption insurance test case

The High Court has today handed down judgment in the COVID-19 Business Interruption insurance test case of The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch …

03 September 2020

High Court finds proceedings properly served on process agent appointed by lender under credit agreement

18 August 2020

Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision to grant summary judgment in FX de-pegging case

The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favour of a bank defending a claim brought by a foreign exchange …

10 August 2020

High Court refuses to grant summary judgment based on contractual interpretation of Argentinian government bonds

The High Court’s recent judgment in Palladian Partners LP & Ors v The Republic of Argentina & Anor [2020] EWHC 1946 (Comm) is an …

31 July 2020

High Court finds no duty of care owed for late execution of orders due to unforeseen market turbulence

The High Court has dismissed a claim brought by an investment company against a foreign exchange trading platform seeking to recover losses it suffered …

14 July 2020

Court of Appeal confirms borrower’s right to withhold payment under English law Tier 2 Capital facility agreement where risk of US secondary sanctions